Allegro Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 (edited) Check out Mackey's September 6 blog entry on his new Percussion Concerto. You can browse the score, check out the solo part, even listen to excerpts. Bluecoats anyone? John Mackey blog Great Mackey quote....“After countless percussion concertos have worked so hard to prove that drummers should be seen as more than just rock stars, I’m pleased to report that the last movement of my piece is going to ruin it for everybody.” Edited September 7, 2011 by Allegro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanguard07 Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Seems like it might be kind of tough to march to, with the constant time changes - although it does flow pretty well, so it might only be the drum major that has to sweat it :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rootofthechord Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 (edited) Seems like it might be kind of tough to march to, with the constant time changes - although it does flow pretty well, so it might only be the drum major that has to sweat it :P I thought "oh, this wouldn't be too hard" until I saw the third movement Edited September 7, 2011 by rootofthechord Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noname Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 I'd be surprised if Bluecoats didn't do this. But only kinda. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corpsnewbie Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 in b4 Bluecoats, 3 other corps, and 15 other marching bands use this next year 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxBigfoot Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 I like John Mackey and have actually met him in person, but I pray to God that no corps uses this except for a drum feature. Boys and girls we have evolved past mirrors and abstract music this season. Michael Cesario will not be a happy man. This is my opinion and only mine. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SynthLine09 Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 I like John Mackey and have actually met him in person, but I pray to God that no corps uses this except for a drum feature. Boys and girls we have evolved past mirrors and abstract music this season. Michael Cesario will not be a happy man. This is my opinion and only mine. You find this abstract? It sounds straight up like head bobbing heavy metal to me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perc2100 Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Check out Mackey's September 6 blog entry on his new Percussion Concerto. You can browse the score, check out the solo part, even listen to excerpts. Bluecoats anyone? John Mackey blog Great Mackey quote....“After countless percussion concertos have worked so hard to prove that drummers should be seen as more than just rock stars, I’m pleased to report that the last movement of my piece is going to ruin it for everybody.” No, no, no, no. Haven't you heard: front ensembles and percussion are absolutely nothing more than support for the brass. There is absolutely no reason why they should have an entire piece of literature featuring them with wind accompaniment. That just doesn't happen... *reference to naive dinosaur-esque posts in another thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perc2100 Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Check out Mackey's September 6 blog entry on his new Percussion Concerto. You can browse the score, check out the solo part, even listen to excerpts. Bluecoats anyone? John Mackey blog Great Mackey quote....“After countless percussion concertos have worked so hard to prove that drummers should be seen as more than just rock stars, I’m pleased to report that the last movement of my piece is going to ruin it for everybody.” FWIW, this is a very cool piece! I'd love to hear the non-MIDI version of this but I really like it. I can see this working as a marching band or drum corps piece, but it would take some work for the wind arranger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbandguy Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 It sounds like a very cool piece, but (IMHO) is NOT in the same league as "Asphalt Cocktail" or "Harvest." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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